Daniel Passarella vs Omar Sívori
Argentina against Argentina. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Daniel Passarella
Argentina · 1978–86 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 93
- Rank in Argentina
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 70 · 22 goals
- Clubs
- Club Atlético River Plate, ACF Fiorentina, Inter Milan
When Argentina beat the Netherlands at the Monumental on 25 June 1978, the trophy went into his hands before anyone else's, and he finished a centre-back career with 134 goals in 451 matches. World champion as captain in 1978 and part of the winning squad in 1986, he took seven league titles with River Plate and scored freely from set pieces in Serie A for Fiorentina and Inter. Career record: 70 caps and 22 goals for Argentina; club career at Club Atlético River Plate, ACF Fiorentina, Inter Milan.
Omar Sívori
Argentina · 1956–62 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 92
- Rank in Argentina
- #6 of 33
- Caps
- 19 · 9 goals
- Clubs
- Club Atlético River Plate, Juventus, SSC Napoli
- Honours
- Ballon d'Or 1961
Argentina's 1957 South American Championship was won by a forward line the press called the carasucias, and he was the one playing with his socks rolled down to his ankles, treating the nutmeg as a signature. Juventus paid a world-record fee of 10 million pesos for him that year, and he returned the 1961 Ballon d'Or, three Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia, on top of the three Argentine championships he had already won with River Plate. Career record: 19 caps and 9 goals for Argentina; club career at Club Atlético River Plate, Juventus, SSC Napoli; honours include Ballon d'Or 1961.
The verdict
The almanac puts Daniel Passarella ahead by 1 rating point, 93 against 92.
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